Window shade shield and bracket



Dec. 10, 1 940. r E. F. PIDGEON 2,224,796

WINDOW SHADE SHIELD AND BRACKET I Filed July 11, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l Dec. 10, 1940. E. F. PIDGEON WINDOW SHADE SHIELD AND BRACKET Filed July 11, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Elmer E Pi dgeazf Patented Dec. 10, 19 10 u 2,224,796 WINDOW SHADE SHIELD AND'BRACKET PATENT" OFFICE Elmer F. Pidgeon, SpicelaniLInd; Application July 11, 1940, Serial No. 345,001 I 8 Claims.

The invention relates'to an improved combination of shield and bracket especiallyadapted for use on large double windows of the type employing two shades for each window which are mounted transversely of the windows, intermedi-- ate of their upper and lower ends, and which are adapted to be extended upwardly and downwardly for shading. desired portions of the upper and lower halves of thev windows. The invention is shown and hereinafter described in'connection with double windows, or a wall opening for two window units, but it is to be understood that it is likewise equally well adapted for .use in conjunction with wall openings provided with three or more window units. v

It is the primary aim of the invention to provide a shield having means for excluding the light from the spaces between pairs of shade rollers of each of thewindows and means for excluding the light from between the adjacent edges of the upper and lower shades of each of the windows to thereby totally exclude direct light rays from passing through a pair of adjacent windows between portions thereof which are intended to be shaded.

pair of adjacent windows and horizontal arms disposed transversely of the windows,intermediate of their upper and lower ends, each of said arms being formed of telescopic sections to provide means whereby the shields may be extended or retracted for fitting windows of different di mensions.

Still another aim of the invention is to provide a shield having outwardly converging portions adapted to extend from behind the shades through thespaces between the adjacent portions of the different shades and which are disposed at oblique anglesto the shades and in sufficiently close proximity to the adjacent portions thereof, to entirely exclude the passageof direct light rays therethrough. s

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the followingdescription of the drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment thereof, and

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Figure 1 is a front elevational view looking toward the inner side of a pair of windows on which the invention is mounted and showing a pair of window shades, for one of the windows,

mounted on the invention,

Figure 2 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken substantially along the plane of the line 2-2 of Figure 1, i

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially] along the plane of the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is an enlarged front elevational view of the intermediate portion of the shield showing portions of pairs of shades supported thereby, and partially extended,

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially along the plane of the line 5-5 of Figure 1, and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken through the shield adjacent the upper end thereof and looking downwardly.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the different views, I0 designates generally a pair of adjacently disposed windows which, as illustrated, are of the steel casement type, provided with a central rail or mullion II common to both of the windows II). I

A shield, designated generally I2 and comprising the invention comprises a pair of perpendicular sections I3 and a pair of horizontal sections I4. The'sections I3 and I4 each comprise an intermediate portion I5 which I is substantially V-shaped in cross section, and which comprise the outwardly converging sides. I6, as best seen in Figure 6, which converge to form an angular edge I'I. The opposite, remote edges. of the sides I6 are provided with flanges I 8, which extend the lengths or the portions I5 and which project outwardly therefrom in opposite directions to one another at. oblique angles to the sides I6. The shield sections I3 and. I4 are arranged with their adjacent endsin adjacent, spaced apart relationship to each other and with the flanges I8, of the adjacent ends of the sections I3,.in overlying re- I lationship to the adjacent ends of the upper and lower flanges of the shield sections I4. The overlying flanges I8, as best seen in Figures 4 and 6, are connected bymeans of fastenings I9 to form the shield I2 in the former a cross. The remote ends of the shield sections I3 are connected to the upper and lower ends of the intermediate rail or mullion I I, by means of brackets having angularly disposed flanges at the ends thereof, one of which flanges is secured by fastenings 22 to the. inner side of the rail I I: while the other of said flanges, of each of the brackets 20, is secured to the inner sides of the flanges I8 by similar fastenings 22 to position the remote ends of the sections I3 in spaced apart relationship to the inner side of the rail I I.

A bracket 23 is provided with an angular flange 24, at one end thereof which is secured to the inner side of the rail I I, intermediate of its ends, by fastenings 22 to mount the bracket 23 substantially at a right angle to the rail I I. Bracket 23 at its opposite, outer end is provided with a bifurcated portion 23a the furcations of which are flared outwardly and terminate in barrel or loop portions 25. As best seen in Figures 2 and 6, a bracket 26 is secured to the back or inner side of each end of each of the horizontal sections I4 by means of the fastenings I9 and 21 which extend through the flanges I8. Brackets 26 are provided with lug portions which extend beyond the ends of sections I4 and which are provided at their free ends with loop portions forming elongated eyelets 28. The eyelets 28 of the brackets 26, at the adjacent ends of the sections I4, are adapted to engage the ends of the loops 25, and to aline with the bores thereof to receive connecting pins 23 to thereby detachably connect the adjacent ends of the shield sections I 3 and I4 to the intermediate portion of the rail I I and in spaced apart relationship thereto so that the perpendicular sections I3 will be disposed substantially parallel to the rail I I.

As best seen in Figure 2, a pair of brackets 23 are provided with a plurality of apertures, not

shown, in their intermediate portions 30. The brackets 23 are provided for mounting the remote ends of the horizontal sections I4. These brackets 23', as best seen in Figure 2, are connected to the inner sides of the window openings of the pair of windows III by means of f-astenings 22 which extend through the apertures of portions 39. The brackets 23' are each provided with a single loop portion 25 at one end and an angular flange 24 at the opposite end. The looped ends 28 of the brackets 26 of the remote ends of the sections I4 are similarly connected to the loop portions 25 of the last mentioned pair of brackets 23 for detachably mounting the remote ends of the shield sections I4. If desired, the brackets 23' may be fastened to the steel casement windows by means of fastenings 22 which extend through the flanges 24, in the same manner that the bracket 23 is secured to mullion II. The pair of brackets 23 are disposed at substantially the same elevation and project outwardly substantially the same distance from the inner side of the pair of windows ID, as 1 the bracket 23, to mount the sections I4 in outwardly spaced substantially parallel relationship thereto. If desired, the remote ends of the sections I3 may be provided with brackets 26, as are the remote ends of sections I4, in which case a pair of the brackets 23' can be substituted for brackets 20.

As best seen in Figures 3, 4 and 6, the sides I6 of the horizontal sections I4, at the ends thereof, are provided with outwardly projecting shade brackets 3| which are disposed substantially at right angles to said sides I6 and which are preferably formedintegral therewith. Shade brackets 3I are of conventional construction, and the shade brackets of each of the sides I6 of each of the sections I4,"-are adapted to mount a shade roller 32, of conventional construction, in the conventional manner. Each of the shade rollers 32 carries a conventional'window shade 33. The upper and lower shades 33, mounted on the upper and lower shade rollers 32 of each of the windows ID, are adapted to be drawn upwardly and downwardly, respectively, relatively to said Windows.

As best seen in Figures 1, 2 and 3 the shield sections I3 and the shield sections I4 are each formed of telescopic portions I3a and I3b and Ma and M2), respectively. The portions I3b and I4b telescope into the portions I 3a and I 4a, respectively. The flanges I8 of the portions I3a and Ma are turned back upon themselves to form inwardly opening channels in which are slidably mounted the flanges I8 of the portions I31) and M2) to slidably connect the portions of each of the shield sections I3 and I4 and to provide means whereby said sections may each be extended or retracted to adapt the shield I2 to pairs of windows ID of various widths and heights.

As best seen in Figure 3, the edges ll, of the V-shaped portions I of sections I 4, extend into the spaces between the pairs of upper and lower shade rollers 32 and the flanges I8 of the sections I4 are disposed behind and in overlapping relationship to adjacent portions of the rollers 32 and in sufliciently close proximity thereto so that the angles formed by the flanges l8 and the. contiguous sides I6 of the sections I4 will exclude light rays from the spaces formed by the upper and lower shade rollers 32. As best seen in Figures 4 and 6, the edge portions I! of the perpendicular sections I3 extend into and through the spaces formed by the adjacent edges of the upper and lower pairs of window shades 33, which edges are substantially in engagement with the sides I8, as best seen in Figure 6. The outer portion of the sides I6 and their flanges I8 are disposed behind and in overlapping relationship to the adjacent edges of the shades 33 to prevent light rays from passing through the spaces formed by the adjacent edges of the shades so that the shield I2 in combination with the shades 33 will efiectively shade portions of the windows I0 over which the shades are drawn and prevent any light rays from passing therethrough.

The shield I2 is especially adapted for use on steel casement windows because of the fact that the center rails or mullions of such windows are usually very narrow, and it is therefore impossible to prevent streaks of light from shining through the spaces between the adjacent edges of shades of adjacent windows. Where all of the windows in a room or enclosure are thus equipped with the shields I2, it is possible to sufiiciently darken the room so that motion pictures may be shown in the room, during the day time. This is especially advantageous for school rooms where motion pictures are used for instruction purposes.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to as only a preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed.

I claim as my invention:

1. Ina device of the class described, a pair of horizontal shields mounted transversely of a pair of adjacent windows, said shields each having means for mounting the rollers of a pair of window shades for positioning each of the pairs of rollers transversely of one of the windows and in spaced apart relationship relatively to each other, said shields having outwardly converging portions extending into the spaces between the pairs of. rollers, and a vertical shield disposed perpendicularly of and between the windows, said vertical shield having outwardly converging portions projecting into the spaces between the adjacent edges of the corresponding shades of the .windows.

2. A device as in claim 1, said horizontal and said vertical shields each being formed of extensible, telescopic sections whereby the device may be adjusted to fit windows of difierent widths and lengths.

3. A device as in claim 1, comprising flanges projecting from said converging portions, in opposite directions, said flanges being disposed between the shades and windows adjacent to and substantially parallelto the shades for overlying the adjacent portions thereof.

4. For mounting on a pair of adjacent windows each having a pair of window shades mounted on window shade rollers disposed transversely of the windows, intermediate of their upper and lower ends, a shield formed of sections connected at their adjacent ends to form a cross and each of the sections forming an arm of the cross, said shield being disposed between the 1 windows and shades, and said sections being arranged horizontally and perpendicularly thereof, said horizontal sections being disposed behind the shade rollers and said perpendicular sections being disposed behind the adjacent edges of the shades, and each of said sections being provided with outwardly converging portions extending the length thereof and projecting into the spaces between the rollers and between the adjacent edges of the shades for excluding the passage of light through said spaces.

5. A device as in claim 4, the outwardly converging portions of said sections being V-shaped in cross section, and flanges formed integral with and projecting from the edges of said V-s'haped portions, said flanges being disposed behind and adjacent to the shades and substantially parallel thereto, said flanges overlapping adjacent portions of the shades.

6. A device as in claim' l, said shield sections each including spaced flange portions, extending substantially from end to end thereof, said flange portions being disposed behind and adjacent to the shades and in overlapping relationship to portions thereofdisposed adjacent to said spaces.

'7. A device as in claim 4, the outwardly converging portions of said sections being V-shaped in cross section and flanges formed integral with and projecting from the edges of said V-shaped portions, said flanges being disposed behind and adjacent to the shades and substantially parallel thereto, said flanges overlapping adjacent portions of the shades, and each of said sections being formed of extensible, telescopic sections.

8. For mounting on a pair of adjacently disposed windows having window shades, disposed with the adjacent edges thereof in spaced apart relationship, when the shades are drawn; a shield disposed between said windows and the adjacent edge portions of the shades, said shield having an outwardly converging intermediate portion, V- shaped in cross section, said intermediate portion extending into the space between the adjacent edges of the shade, the flanges projecting outwardly in opposite directions, from the side edges of said V-shaped portion andat oblique angles to the side edges thereof, said flanges being disposed behind and in overlapping relationship to the adjacent edges of the shades, and said adjacent edges extending into the angle formed by the fla-nges,.and the sides of the V-shaped intermediate portion, contiguous thereto, toprevent light rays from passing-through said space.

ELMER F. PIDGEON. 

